devātithir amuṣya ca
devātithir amuṣya ca
ṛkṣas tasya dilīpo 'bhūt
pratīpas tasya cātmajaḥ
From Ayutāyu came a son named Akrodhana, and his son was Devātithi. The son of Devātithi was Ṛkṣa, the son of Ṛkṣa was Dilīpa, and the son of Dilīpa was Pratīpa.
|| 9.22.12-13 ||
devāpiḥ śāntanus tasya
bāhlīka iti cātmajāḥ
pitṛ-rājyaṁ parityajya
devāpis tu vanaṁ gataḥ
abhavac chāntanū rājā
prāṅ mahābhiṣa-saṁjñitaḥ
yaṁ yaṁ karābhyāṁ spṛśati
jīrṇaṁ yauvanam eti saḥ
The sons of Pratīpa were Devāpi, Śāntanu and Bāhlīka. Devāpi left the kingdom of his father and went to the forest, and therefore Śāntanu became the king. Śāntanu, who in his previous birth was known as Mahābhiṣa, had the ability to transform anyone’s old age to youth simply by touching that person with his hands.
In his previous birth Śāntanu was Mahābhiṣa. By touching an old person, that person because youthful.
|| 9.22.14-15 ||
śāntim āpnoti caivāgryāṁ
karmaṇā tena śāntanuḥ
samā dvādaśa tad-rājye
na vavarṣa yadā vibhuḥ
śāntanur brāhmaṇair uktaḥ
parivettāyam agrabhuk
rājyaṁ dehy agrajāyāśu
pura-rāṣṭra-vivṛddhaye
Because the King was able to make everyone peaceful by the touch of his hand, his name was Śāntanu. Once, when there was no rainfall in the kingdom for twelve years, the brāhmaṇas said, "You are faulty for enjoying the property of your elder brother. For the prosperity of your kingdom and home, you should return the kingdom to him."
Indra (vibhuḥ) did not shower rain. Smṛti says dārāgnihotra-saṁyogaṁ kurute yo ’graje sthite parivettā sa vijñeyaḥ parivittis tu pūrvajaḥ: the person who gets married and performs sacrifice while the older brother is present is called parivettā and the elder brother is called parivitti. Though your elder brother lives (unmarried), you have married and enjoyed first and have enjoyed the kingdom. You are a parivettā. Because of this fault Indra does now shower rain. Therefore return the kingdom to him.
|| 9.22.16-17 ||
evam ukto dvijair jyeṣṭhaṁ
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